Grand Emporium Collection

Blues guitarist Sean Costello sits on concrete steps by a brick wall and looks up as he plays an electric guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Landslide [logo], www.landsliderecords...

Sean Costello and the Counts of Rhythm is a blues ensemble comprised of three white men and one African American man. Standing in the back is a harmonica player, a drummer, and a stand-up bass player...

Seth Walker, blues guitarist, bends slightly forward over a blues guitar and smiles at the camera. He wears a business suit. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Seth Walker."

The Shadows, a blues-rock band comprised of four white men, stand together in front of a printed backdrop and give small smiles to the camera. Two band members wear hats while one wears sunglasses...

Blues guitarist and vocalist Shawn Pittman holds an electric guitar behind his hips in a shadow with one hand on each side of his body to hold the guitar. He smiles directly at the camera. Printed in...

Shawn Pittman, blues guitarist and singer, from his left side, sits in front of and rests his right elbow on an amplifier as he holds up an electric guitar by the neck with both hand. He turns his...

Blues guitarist and vocalist Shawn Pittman in a close-up head-shot photograph, smiles as he holds the body of an electric guitar behind his head revealing a sticker on the body of the guitar of a...

Blues guitarist and vocalist Shawn Pittman stands holding an electric guitar across his hips by placing his arms over the body and neck and holding it from the below. Two other styles of electric...

Siegel-Schwall, a blues band comprised of two African American men and two white men, who stand in a group holding their instruments and smiling at the camera. The band member farthest on the left...

Silvatones, an Oklahoma funk, blues, and soul band comprised of three white men, crouch beside a wooden fence of horizontal planks. The band member on the left (Mike Hosty) wears a 1989 Rolling Stones...

The SlackJaw Blues, a blues band comprised of four white men, stand in a slanted shadow in front of a brick wall as the band member in the front sits sideways on a motorcycle and scratches his beard...

The SlackJaw Blues Band, a blues band comprised of two African American men and two white men, stand together looking down into the camera. The man in the front center rests his left hand across his...

Blues guitarist Smokin' Joe Kubek and blues guitarist and singer B'nois King are on a sidewalk outside a record store. Smokin' Joe stands behind a seated B'nois King, both holding their guitars...

Smokin' Joe Kubek and B'nois King, Texas blues musicians, stand back to back and move their faces look at the camera. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Booking: Piedmont Talent, Steve Hecht...

Blues guitarist Snakeboy Johnson stands outside on a rock wall resting his hands on the head stock of an electric guitar whose body rests on Snakeboy's right toe. He wears a derby hat, a vest with a...

Son Seals Band, an electric blues band comprised of one white male saxophonist and two African American guitarists, stand on the stage performing during the Kansas City Blues Society festival. The...

Son Seals Blues Band is a blues band performing at the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri. Blues guitarist and vocalist Son Seals stands in the spotlight. Red Groetzinger plays a tenor saxophone...

Sonny Landreth, zydeco and blues guitarist and singer, holds a guitar with his left arm wrapped around the body, the neck propped up his right shoulder and holds a harmonica in his left hand. He...

Blues guitarist Southside Denny Snider closes his eyes as he plays an electric guitar. He wears a dark leather flat cap. An amplifier is behind him on the floor. Printed in the margin below the...

Southside Denny and the Skintones, a blues ensemble comprised of Ron Monsma, South-Southside Denny, and Tom Brown, stand together and smile at the camera. The band member on the left wears a...

Speak Easy Spies, a jazz and blues band comprised of four white men and one white woman, sit and stand on a staircase wearing business suits. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Speak Easy...

Blues guitarist Stanley Milton of Stanley Milton's Mean Streak, stands on stage with his eyes shut tight as he plays an electric guitar and stands behind a microphone. A red light is coming from...

Blues guitarist Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin plays a Gibson electric guitar and wears sunglasses. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin. Booking: Piedmont Talent, Inc...

Blues guitarist Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin twists to his right as he plays a Gibson electric guitar and wears sunglasses. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin...

Steve Doerr, blues guitarist, smiles as he adjusts his bolo tie and holds a guitar. He wears a dark leather jacket and sunglasses.